Ibm Analysis

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

Issuing stock on NYSE

Business: “International Business Machines Corporation (IBM or the company) was incorporated in the State of New York on June 16, 1911, as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. (C-T-R), a consolidation of the Computing Scale Co. of America, the Tabulating Machine Co. and The International Time Recording Co. of New York. Since that time, IBM has focused on the intersection of business insight and technological innovation, and its operations and aims have been international in nature.”

Industry: information technology services

Fiscal year end: Dec. 31

10-K filing date: Feb 25

Executive Officers of the Registrant (at February 25, 2014):

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|   | Age |   | Officer since |   |

Virginia M. Rometty, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer* |   |   | 56 |   |   | 2005 |   |

Rodney C. Adkins, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy |   |   | 55 |   |   | 2007 |   |

Colleen F. Arnold, Senior Vice President, Sales and Distribution |   |   | 56 |   |   | 2010 |   |

Erich Clementi, Senior Vice President, Global Technology Services |   |   | 55 |   |   | 2010 |   |

Bruno V. Di Leo Allen, Senior Vice President, Sales and Distribution |   |   | 56 |   |   | 2012 |   |

Diane J. Gherson, Senior Vice President, Human Resources |   |   | 56 |   |   | 2013 |   |

Jon C. Iwata, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications |   |   | 51 |   |   | 2002 |   |

James J. Kavanaugh, Vice President and Controller |   |   | 47 |   |   | 2008 |   |

John E. Kelly III, Senior Vice President and Director, Research |   |   | 60 |   |   | 2000 |   |

Robert J. LeBlanc, Senior Vice President, Software and Cloud Solutions Group |   |   | 55 |   |   | 2010 |   |

Steven A. Mills, Senior Vice President and Group Executive, Software and Systems |   |   | 62 |   |   | 2000 |   |

Robert J. Picciano, Senior Vice President, Information and...